God's Bestseller: William Tyndale, Thomas More and the Writing of the English Bible--a Story of Martyrdom and Betrayal.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

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BRIAN MOYNAHAN St. Martin's Press, 448 pages August ****

After the first modern English translation of the Bible was printed in 1526, people literally died to get their hands on a copy. The translator was William Tyndale, a brilliant and rebellious young man who believed the good book was meant to be read by ordinary people, not preserved in a long-dead language and jealously guarded by priests. Journalist and historian Moynahan's painstakingly researched account of Tynd...

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